Neil Beloufa

Travis Diehl

A red bandanna bears sprawling associations for subcultures from movie cowboys to gangs. For Production Value, 2013, the current Hammer project, French Algerian artist Neil Beloufa uses this simple prop to indulge in the foundational clichés of Los Angeles. The video follows an amateur cast of walking stereotypes as they converge on an apocalyptic party in the hills. …

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